Seven slices of the Data Protection Bill

Impact of the draft Data Protection Bill on growth, innovation and costs of doing business.

Aditya Sujith Gudimetla

Aditya Sujith Gudimetla

@captainlazarus

Zainab Bawa

Zainab Bawa

@zainabbawa

Sweta Dash

@sd93

Exemptions of the Data protection Bill

Submitted Jun 14, 2022

Despite having the clearly stated goal of protecting the private data of its citizens, under the Data Protection Bill, the Central Government can exempt itself and any agencies it deems necessary to collect and process the personal data of citizens for various purposes.
Given the possibility of abuse of power, governmental overreach and knockoff effects in other sectors it is worth having an open discussion on what this means for the future of citizens and their rights.

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